Financial Analyst

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Primary Job Function:

An interesting role in which you will be primarily accountable for operating EPD’s divisional planning system (SAP Analytical cloud) along with executing on annual activities related to budget transfers and Master Data Management (Product and Geographic Hierarchy). He/she is in contact with the EPD country and area Finance counterparts as well as with other functional stakeholders in the Division ensuring clear and transparent communication and qualitative forecast data loads into EPD planning system.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Prepare and Maintain EPD planning systems by ensuring data integrity, creating ad-hoc templates, solving daily tickets, and escalating to technical support whenever appropriate.

• Conduct necessary checks and coordinate with relevant business units to ensure high-quality forecast data is accurately and timely loaded into the system.

• Perform month end activities such as journal entries, account reconciliations and support month end close activities.

• Coordinate annual budget transfers activities.

• Orchestrate Global Product and Geographic hierarchy planning for future year.

• Identify and drive process improvements, including creation and continuous improvement of standard reports and dashboards and drive key projects at divisional level.

Position Accountability/Scope:

• The EPD HQ Financial Analyst is accountable for the quality and timeliness of financial reports of this scope of responsibility. He is technology savvy and acts as the divisional single-point of contact and subject matter expert for EPD planning system SAC.

• Cultivates a wide range of internal networks and begins to develop an external network of resources to facilitate completion of tasks and proactively identifying potential discrepancies.

• Receives limited supervision on standard issues, and detailed instructions on new assignments.

• May demonstrate basic project management skills by acting as a project lead on small, well-defined projects or by giving extended support on larger projects.

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting or equivalent

• Master’s degree (or comparable degree) would be preferred

Minimum Experience/Training Required:

• Minimum 2 years of progressive experience in Financial Planning and Analysis, general accounting and or financial reporting

• Experience working with SAC Planning tool (or equivalent) is required

• Experience in the Pharmaceutical industry would be an asset

• Experience in coordinating multiple relationship at the international level would be an asset

• Basic Programming skills

Competencies/Attributes:

• Solid technical acumen. Affinity to work with various systems like Information/Planning systems (SAC), Data warehouses (COGNOS, Oracle Hyperion) and SAP

• Computer coding /programming skills

• Excellent analytical skills and strong attention to details

• Winning mentality, “can-do” attitude, innovative, customer focus and cross-functional team player

• Result-driven, like hands-on work, pragmatic

• High Level of professionalism and integrity

• Critical thinking

• Knowledge of Financial Statements (P&L / Balance Sheet)

• Proficient Excel knowledge and good numerical reasoning

• Excellent command of English is mandatory, any other languages would be an asset

• Willingness to work in an international environment              

Employer of Choice:

Through numerous local, national and international accolades, Abbott is regarded as an employer of choice for our commitment to workplace excellence. Our employees are given the tools to succeed, lead and grow, with challenging opportunities and work that makes a difference. Through our diverse healthcare businesses, we connect people and potential in ways that no other company can. Discover a world of opportunities at Abbott.

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